Moroccan parliamentary election, 1963

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Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in Morocco on 17 May 1963. They followed the approval of a constitution in a referendum the previous year. The result was a victory for the pro-Monarchy Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions (FDIC), which won 69 seats. However, the two main opposition parties, the [Istiqlal Party]] and the National Union of Popular Forces, won exactly the same number of seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 71.8%.^[2]

However, in November the Supreme Court annulled the results of several seats won by the opposition. By-elections held in January 1964 gave the FDIC control of Parliament,^[3] which was eventually dissolved by King Hassan II in 1965.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions	1,159,932	34.8	69
Istiqlal Party	1,000,506	30.0	41
National Union of Popular Forces	751,056	22.5	28
Moroccan Communist Party	2,345	0.1	0
Independents	421,479	12.6	6
Invalid/blank votes	113,221	-	-
Total	3,448,539	100	144
Source: Nohlen et al

References

1. ^ Maghraoui, AM Democratization in the Arab World?: Depoliticization in Morocco Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4 October 2002
2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p634 ISBN 0198296452
3. ^ Ketterer, JP From one chamber to two: The case of Morocco Journal of Legislative Studies, Spring 2001, vol. 7, no. 1, pp.135-150